UPDATE ONE: The new Overwatch 2019 update is now live on PS4, Xbox One and PC, bringing with it the new Anniversary Event.
New Legendary and Epic skins like Riot Police Brigitte, Academy D.Va, Carbon Fiber Doomfist, Honeydew Mei, Orbital Pharah, Gargoyle Winston, and many have been added to the game today.
Another big feature released today includes the new Scripting Workshop, details of which can be found in the Overwatch patch notes listed below.
ORIGINAL: Today will see the release of a new Overwatch update on PS4, Xbox One and PC. And it looks like we already know some of the main changes that will be included, thanks to the game’s PTR.
As many fans will already know, today is when Blizzard will be releasing the 2019 Anniversary event on PS4, Xbox One and PC. This will be celebrating the third year of Overwatch and will come with a range of new skins to unlock and loot boxes to earn.
Every Anniversary Loot Box is guaranteed to have at least one of more than 190 Anniversary event items, including the new items for this year. And fans can expect all new skins and emotes to be revealed after the event goes live later today on all platforms.
Blizzard has also announced that the Overwatch Workshop, currently only available on PC, is coming to PS4 today as well.
For those that don’t know, the Workshop is a simple game scripting system that gives players the power to customise features in the Game Browser and create their own custom Overwatch games.
This means that players can create scripts, and add Rules and play Conditions on top of the established game modes players already have. This old and new content will come as part of the new Overwatch update, which is expected to arrive between 6pm and 8pm today.
Blizzard uses Public Test Servers to try out these changes before they are released on all platforms. And it just so happens that we have had three different builds go live over May 2019.
It should be noted that some of these tweaks might not make it into the final version but the PTR usually provides a glimpse at what has been worked on.
They can be treated as early patch notes before the updates notes are shared by Blizzard later today. And until they have gone live, here are some of the PTR patch notes that have been shared recently by Blizzard:
(Please note that the below patch notes only include changes currently available for testing on the PTR. While many of these changes may also be available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in a future patch, the PTR is PC-only and only reflects changes coming specifically to that platform.)
OVERWATCH MAY 21 PATCH NOTES
WORKSHOP FEATURES: “We’re excited to share a new in-game feature called the Workshop! The Workshop greatly expands the game customization features available in the Game Browser by providing a simplified game scripting system. Enhance the Overwatch game modes you know and love with new game rules, new victory conditions, adjustments to the hero movement and abilities, and much more. Once you’ve designed an awesome new game mode, create a code to share it with your friends or the whole community!
“We’re excited to see what you come up with! Note that Workshop is a complex feature that we’re still iterating on, so we may need to adjust or turn it off as we work to improve it.”
HERO UPDATES
BAPTISTE IMMORTALITY FIELD
- If it lands on a moving platform, it will move along with the platform
WRECKING BALL MINEFIELD
- If a mine lands on a moving platform, it will move along with the platform
KNOWN ISSUES
Overwatch Anniversary
- Some event rewards (Skins, Icons, etc.) aren’t translated into Japanese. We’re working on finishing up these translations. We’ll add these translations in an upcoming release.
Workshop
- The in-game link to the Workshop Forum will currently send you to the English, Chinese, or Korean forum, depending on your region. This will be fixed in an upcoming release.
- Workshop isn’t completely translated into Japanese. We’re working on finishing up the translations. We’ll add these translations in an upcoming release.
CONSOLE BUG FIXES
Baptiste
- Fixed a bug where Immortality Field would become stuck under some objects
- Fixed a bug where Immortality Field would behave oddly when placed on a moving platform
- Fixed a bug where a healing grenade would appear in his Biotic Launcher when it is out of ammo
- Fixed a bug where the healing grenades from the Biotic Launcher wouldn’t hit teammates when deflected by Genji’s Deflect
D.Va
- Fixed a bug where D.Va’s speed when using Boosters decreased dramatically when flying over some platforms
Genji
- Fixed a bug where Genji couldn’t climb up certain pillars on the Havana map
Hanzo
- Fixed a bug where Hanzo couldn’t climb up certain pillars on the Havana map
Moira
- Fixed a bug with Moira’s Scientist skin where her lab coat would clip into itself while using the Erlenmeyer victory pose
Orisa
- Fixed a bug where damage boosting from a teammate’s ability (such as Baptiste’s Amplification Matrix) would count towards Orisa’s damage amplified statistic when using Supercharger